Augusta, KS
Augusta, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Augusta lands at the 94th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 4,256 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Augusta's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 92nd percentile nationally.
Augusta's building exposure, zone by zone
93.9% of Augusta's 4,256 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 5.9% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Augusta ranks
Augusta's risk sits at a similar level relative to Kansas (96th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (94th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Augusta ranks 1,759 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,012 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 32 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Augusta and the insurance market
Augusta's very high rating (94th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
Augusta's 93.9% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 4,256 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Augusta. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Augusta, see the exposure-zones guide.